Sunday, July 4, 2010 On Saturday July 4th, 2010 at 0030 hrs my district was toned for a brush fire another firefighter and I bunked up and left in the Engine. While en-route Code Red (Emergency Lights) I noticed something move out the corner of my eye and when I looked I realized it was a deer and it was starting to run in front of our engine. The firefighter at the wheel saw the deer also and started to evade the deer and realized it was too late and we hit the deer and continued to the call which we were later cancelled on. And the apparatus had minimal damage from the incident (air horn somewhat crumpled).

LESSONS LEARNED:

If the firefighter at the wheel had not had the proper training in driving an Emergency Vehicle he could have driven the engine into the ditch and cause harm to myself or himself. This incident proves how VALUABLE EVAP or EVIP training IS!